Kervan Strawberry Licorice Laces, 2 Pound

I usually buy Gustafs strawberry rope licorice , but this was cheaper.. now I know why. I was so hopeful after reading reviews of this strawberry licorice! Oh! The disappointment! An "almost edible" disaster. Apparently they do not have ANY sort of quality control and clearly do not give one tiny poo about their reviews because the few negative reviwere right. But alas. I must expound on my dismay of this product and poo is a great place to start. It tastes like a combination of artificial strawberry (not that there is anything wrong with that) artificial strawberry mixed with 90% alcohol hand sanitizer. Most of it does. There where a few, very few, pieces I was able to pry off of the 2lb glob of stiff-stuck-together "licorice", had initially given me hope... only to be dashed against the rocks.. I mean, dashed against the hard 2lb glob of stiff, stuck together mess that they have the audacity to call licorice ! Of course, it could have been the burning numbness of the hand sanitizer flavor that further confused my tastebuds. THIS CRAP does not taste anything like the stuff that we ate in the seventies and eighties! And that makes me sad. It was hard, bunched together in a stiff glob and trying to pull a "rope" off was a misguided effort. It broke off in pieces and parts..and is just yuck. I took a chance with this brand as there are not many options, and it was a complete waste of money. I'm actually kind of afraid to throw it away as it may possibly contaminate the garbage. Or grow. Grow into a horror worse than the beast on 'stranger things'. I may however keep it around to light the logs in my fireplace. If it has an alcohol content anything like it tastes (not in a good way) it will burn like the fire in the pants of all the reviewers on here that say it is tasty. I will be buying GUSTAFS from here on out, even if it costs more, it is worth it. THIS STUFF SUCKS. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

I've ordered licorice laces from many different online stores. These strawberry laces were fresh and tasty. I am ordering another batch and highly recommend them and they're reasonable, too.

It's good but not the same flavor of the laces of the mid sixties as a kid. Too much sugar or something.

I love these strawberry shoe strings, brings me back to my child hood, this was my second order, they bring back good memories.

It tastes better than I thought it would taste. It was fresh and noticeably strawberry. I usually like Gustof licorice but I tried this kind because it is less expensive. I will buy it again! Update. 5/31/25 This is the 5th package I bought and it does not taste like any of the others. It is waxy and does not have much taste. It is very strange because it is the same company but clearly not the same product. It makes me wonder if they're getting licorice from more than one source. That is how different this tastes from the others that I already received. I would give this product a two. The taste is not good and it feels waxy. I would not buy it again if this is how it will taste and feel.